Shawn Long drives towards the basket while Kelvin Penn defends during the UL v. Florida Atlantic basketball at the Cajundome in Lafayette on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Photo by Allyce Andrew
2/16/13

Written by

Tim Buckley
tbuckley@theadvertiser.com

They held the Sun Belt Conference's leading scorer, Florida Atlantic guard Greg Gantt, to 0-for-14 shooting from the field throughout the first half and early into the second.

The effort took a toll, especially on UL point guard Elfrid Payton.

But Payton answered the call late anyway, delivering the game-winner on a spin and a scoop in the lane with 5.6 seconds to go as the Ragin' Cajuns came from five points down with just more than three minutes left to beat FAU 58-57 on Saturday night at the Cajundome. ...